Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-12-02
NO. 4S.

times the child repeated his signal, and yet
all was silent within the shop, for the poor
mans tongue was so affected that he could
do no more than family utter few words
But to return to little Joachim he had
gone TO sleep the evening before with his
grief consoled and very happy in the thought
Of the studies he was TO commence next
morning The kind principal Herr Top
pert, had allowed him tu visit the beautiful
college library and had shown him fine enc
cravings that afforded far better idea Of
the magnificent statues of antiquity than
the sketches he had first seen. His precep-
tor allowed him to read and study in the
library, and thus gave his instructive love
of the beautiful development. He felt in
toxicated by the world Of knowledge,
whose threshold he had just crossed. But
when he had thrown the little pebble they
had agreed upon as their signal, on his
fathers roof and the old mans voice was
not raised in reply, he was suddenly over
come by the presentiment of some msfor-
tune. lie told the kind door keeper of his
fears, and the latter promised that he would
20 and inquire about the cobbler Soon
after, he knocked at the shop door, which
was locked ON the inside.
Shake it harder said feeble voice
from within, "and it will give way
The doorkeeper gave it violent push,
and the door opened.
"Help me to be taken to the hospital, kind
sir, SAID the cobbler on perceiving him; lit
is the last service shall ask of your chari-
ty. All my limbs are crippled, and l am
unable to work
On looking at him, the other saw that he
had told the truth. "Wat few minutes"
he said 81 am going to bring the college
doctor to see you"
ooh, pray do not say anything about it
TO my Joachim !"
"You can rest easy on that score"
The doOrkeeper, on returning to the col
lege, avoided the child, who was moreover
in his class room, but informed the princi-
pal of the condition Of the poor old man.
The principal sent for the physician, and
both went to the shop. After examining
the old man, the doctor decided that he
must be taken Immediately to the Stendal
hospital, where, on his recommendation, he
would be carefully nursed
II will undertake to break the news to
your son and console him, - said the princi
pal, to soothe the fathers grief ''and he
shall come and visit you every Sunday af
ter the services are over"
The first interview was heart-rending
This time it was the father who was obliged
to soothe the sorrow of the son, for it seem
ed to the child as if he were wicked and
ungrateful to leave in that asylum of pow
erty the father who had bestowed such ten
der care upon his childhood.
"Nou can do nothing now, said the good
old man. "You can only work, grow up,
and obtain situation when you have com
| pleted your education then you shall come
to my assistance.
"Ah / will not wait so long as that"
/ . .l,1l ba.1 fg,ry,a1
a resolution Strengthened by his determi-
nation, he left his father, saying Next
Sunday ~ with smile that meant "You
| shall be pleased with me.
The following Sunday the child brought
his father little money that he had earned
! himself
And how 4" said the sick man, deeply
moved
BY doing what have seen you do so
often-mending my schoolmates' shoes dur
ing the recess, | went to the shop, took
your apron and tools, and set to work mer
rily. also earned little by giving few
lessons to the youngest pupils in the col
lege. ! shall continue to do so every week
and on Sunday will bring you what have
made 1t will help you to be better cared
for. You can have tobacco, beer, and oc-
casionally the nice sauer-kraut you like so
much
The old man smiled through his tears,
and held his child closely clasped in his arms
for a long time.
A kind, generous feeling lends grandeur
to the most commonplace things and thus
little Joachim's soul expanded during the
coarse toll that filled his leisure hours
While he was putting nails or a patch on
old shoes his thoughts were lowering around
Homers Olympus; or it was Demosthenes
that filed his imagination. and transported
him to the Athens he so dearly loved.
He had heard that in the environs of
Stendal there was field in which various
Greek and Roman antiquities had been bur-
led. and during the walks taken by the stu
dents in the suburbs of the city, always en-
deavored to lead his companions toward the
precious field. He had acquired an influence
over his schoolmates, so that when he told
them of his determination to dig in the old
Roman field all applauded his resolution
and promised assistance. And at last, one
beautiful spring day, during one of their
walks, the work was eagerly begun. 1t
was pleasant sight to see the young arms
in motion, digging and removing the earth /;
the young faces damp with perspiration,
eagerly watching to see if anything was
revealed by the rapid strokes of the mat
tocks. The first day they found nothing
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earthenware.
Herr Toppert, to whom they carried the
coins, authorized them to continue their
excavations, when they went out to walk,
and almost all the pupils, Joachim at the
head were present at the second search.
1t was most successful, beautiful bronze
lamp of perfect form, such as only the an
clients could make, was suddenly dug from
the earth and taken to the kind principal
in triumph
At the third excavation Joachim directed
all the operations it had occurred to him
that the lamp must have been suspended at
the entrance of tomb, which was prob
ably still in existence, as the lamp had been
found uniniured. He requested them To
dig in the same direction, and they soon
came in contact with the hard stone; the
eagerness of the young laborers was re-
doubled, and Immediately after, they dis
covered a tomb; it had an inscription upon
it, but no sculpture. Joachim cleared the
entrance with his hands, and radiant with
delight drew out two beautiful urns Gov
cred with bas-reliefs.
The students made a litter of leaves and
flowers to convey this magnificent prize in
; triumph to the college. Joachim marched
at their head like a commanding genera
} returning after victory. He felt that
for the moment, his schoolmates were hi'
2 subjects, and he could request them to dc
anything.
I 'Oh my friends, said he, ''if we went
by the hospital, | might embrace my pool
father. He would be so pleased with my
good fortune =
t eyes, yes! to the hospital!' all exclaimed
2 and the procession changed its route, They
% paused few moments in the courtyard
and then ascended the staircase TO the neat
e white washed room occupied by the pOoi
, old man Thanks to the money his SOL
t brought every Sunday, he had been able t.
y secure an apartment to himself and receiv
I ed special care,
; The Old mans face grew radiant with
4 joy as he saw the merry group enter, leo
r by his own son, whom they almost bore il
, triumph like the two urns. On hearing
y the story of the discovery the worthy cob
bier exclaimed MY dear son, this will
e make you famousn In fact this was tn
y beginning of young Joachim's celebrity
4 The principal, Herr Toppert, and the cit!
authorities, decided that the two beautiful
% antique urns should be offered to the Schau
l sen library, and on the pedestal support
- ing them should be inscribed the words -
discovered near Stendal in 1880, b.
+ JOACHIM WINCKELMANN."
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